Atheists for a Vigorous Space Program

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This is a group for atheists who are interested in encouraging and fostering an effective space program for the purpose of exploration, technological development, resource development, energy production, and the long term survival of humanity.

Last night I watched a well-done dramatization of the investigation into the catastrophic events of 28 January, 1986, when at 73 seconds into the 51L shuttle mission, the Space Shuttle Challenger was…Continue

Will we do it at some point anyway or do we need to be trying a lot harder now to achieve it? On a similar note, does planetary protection of Mars matter? Should we be THIS careful, or should we just…Continue

If someone here is a member of any coding groups could you please pass them on to them? Or anyone else with the skills and interest to help out? Events in San Francisco, Sao Paulo, Oxford, Exeter,…Continue

My guess is that primarily scientists will be the ones colonizing the Moon and Mars. If I am right, then I would venture to say that they will create a government that will be more desirable to the…Continue

I think the people at the web site below have our best hope of a technology that will provide cheap and safe transportation to low earth orbit. No rocket fuel needed for the trip up or down, but…Continue

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In this article, it's pointed-out that radiation is the largest problem because it will cause dementia.

I've often thought of a method of shielding against radiation that I'd like opinions on. It's probably not the best idea because I've not read anyone else proposing it. Nevertheless, it seems reasonable to me. Tell me what you think.

My idea is to go to the moon with just enough equipment to mine the moon for fuel and materials needed to make a spaceship with enough area to contain enough shielding to block most radiation. If just dust from the moon would do it, great. If not, then mine the moon for a material that would do it.

Neil deGrasse Tyson offers a concept of looking at a longer time frame than the two year election cycle for Congress, or a four year cycle for POTUS, or an 6 year cycle for Senators: Develop a space program that looks to future space explorations, starting by developing teachers and students for another big thrust such as occurred with the threat of the Soviet Union in space. I get goose bumps listening to his idea. That would cause us to focus on a project, put people to work developing different aspects of the program and break out of the constipated-economic situation we now muddle through.

"That is a change in the mindset of a culture that only advancing a space frontier can bring. That’s what I grew up in and it’s not going on now, and I fear for the future of our country. I don’t want this to be the beginning of the end of America. We know how to fix it. The answer is staring us in the face because we’ve done it before."

New nodes for the International Space Apps Challenge. Vancouver people: You want to know Angelina. She's hella smart and good people. I made a topic about this but got no interest so trying again here: http://spaceappschallenge.org/